Guest lefandegta Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Hi guys, I'm trying to install Mountain Lion on my new Sony Vaio Laptop, using this guide http://www.macbreaker.com/2012/07/install-mountain-lion-######.html ("How To install Moutain Lion on your PC, same tuto here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaNp8Pg964I ) I'm stuck at booting the installer (USB drive). I need to boot with "GraphicsEnabler=No" or else it stops as soon as the booting process starts, but it stops again to say "Still Waiting for root device". I've tried a lot of booting flags and nothing could solve the problem... There's nothing I can modify about SATA/AHCI in the BIOS. Here are my specs: -Intel core i5 2450M 2,5GHz -6 GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM -AMD Radeon HD 7650M 1GB -500GB SATA hard drive Any help? Thanx Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/282867-still-waiting-for-root-device-on-sony-vaio/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lefandegta Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 No idea? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/282867-still-waiting-for-root-device-on-sony-vaio/#findComment-1854279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumanji Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 i have sony vaio with ati hd 7650m, too. i was able to install with these parameters after 2 days search: GraphicsEnabler=No npci=0x3000 Good luck Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/282867-still-waiting-for-root-device-on-sony-vaio/#findComment-1864952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
styrian Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 i have sony vaio with ati hd 7650m, too. i was able to install with these parameters after 2 days search: GraphicsEnabler=No npci=0x3000 Good luck Have you got the HD 7650m working on your Vaio? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/282867-still-waiting-for-root-device-on-sony-vaio/#findComment-1871053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iCeborg Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Make sure your HDD is Master. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/282867-still-waiting-for-root-device-on-sony-vaio/#findComment-1871223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehlab Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Long time reader First time contributor I would like to share my expericence about the sony vaio SVE1512Z1EB and mountain lion 10.8.2 1 I create my WIN 8 dvd really important indeed it cost a lost to make a recovery in my country. 2 boot my machine with the "assit" button it allow a welcome screen giving you access to the bios 3 Set the bios to legacy in the boot menu + enable external device boot 4 use Gparted to remove all the partitions 5 create bootable usb key by following this guide https://www.youtube....h?v=1sGICm2tXkU 6 edit the org.chamelon.boot.plist on GraphicsEnabler change Yes to NO 7 edit smbios.plist to macbook pro 9.2 8 add PXHCD.kext for the usb 3 in the E/E folder 9 add RTGNIC v 2.0.6 for 10.7 from realtek ftp for the rtl 8111/8168b network card in the usb key when your mountain lion is up my E/E folder do have the following AHCI_3rdParty_SATA.kext FakeSMC.kext NullCPUPowerManagement.kext PXHCD.kext Boot with the -v option and then install it Now here is where i am bluethooth work lan work camera work need external mouse and keyboard but work Video card block on 1024x768 strangely the win id of the card is on the ATI6000.kext of mountaint lion (Dev 841) About this mac crash but i understand it is due to DSDT I was going to try to create a DSDT (never did it before) until i found Clover and read that you do not need DSDT anymore sadly the downsize is that you need to be on UEFi wich is nice like this i can have win 8 and mountain lion. So i found the article of Kogen Mantis Lenovo ThinkPad T420 with UEFI only Create a usb key and copy is lenovo pack inside by comparing the key and his folder I was not only able to boot in UEFI but have my mountain lion seen in the main menu and able to boot to a certain extend i am block after 5 displayed screens. Now here is my question if someone can help A is it real that we no longer need DSDT when we are booting in UEFI ? Thanks by advance for anyone who will help Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/282867-still-waiting-for-root-device-on-sony-vaio/#findComment-1884878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ameris_cyning Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 try booting the install medium with the "-x" boot flag Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/282867-still-waiting-for-root-device-on-sony-vaio/#findComment-1884880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehlab Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I am perfectly able to boot with chameleon and i can if i want make a bootable hackintosh on the sony vaio in legacy mode my goal is to achieve a bootable hackintosh in UEFI mode with Clover Thank you for your help i will continue my learning journey with clover Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/282867-still-waiting-for-root-device-on-sony-vaio/#findComment-1884883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehlab Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I am now able to boot with clover in uefi mode Still big problem with the screen (video card in sysinfo give correct dev id but only 4MB ram and 7670 insteed of 7650M) will keep up to date Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/282867-still-waiting-for-root-device-on-sony-vaio/#findComment-1884903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehlab Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Hi all i notice the following depending on which usb port the key is you have the "Still Waiting For Root Device" msg See you Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/282867-still-waiting-for-root-device-on-sony-vaio/#findComment-1885462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 try > UseKernelCache=no -x -v if it boots > repair permissions and ktexts worked for me Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/282867-still-waiting-for-root-device-on-sony-vaio/#findComment-1893290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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